The Longleaf Vista Interpretive Trail can be found in the Kisatchie National Forest of Louisiana. This easy to moderately challenging loop trail is close to 1.5 miles long and has about 200 feet in elevation gain. The trailhead can be found at the Longleaf Vista Recreation Area. This day use area has restrooms, picnic […]
During the pandemic we spent a lot of time in the National Red Dirt Wildlife Management Preserve of Kisatchie National Forest in Louisiana. One spot we spent a couple weeks at was on forest road 360 and it was a pretty great spot. You can stay in the national forest for free up to […]
Custis Camp is located within the National Red Dirt Wildlife Management Preserve of the Kisatchie National Forest of Louisiana. It’s a free campground run by the US Forest Service and has a 14 day stay limit. Located about 15 minutes off of I-49, this camping area is level and able to accommodate any size vehicle. […]
Ask a local about the natural spring in Kisatchie National Forest and they will tell you exactly where to get the freshest water you have ever tasted. Located off forest road 380 this natural spring has been providing locals with fresh, clean mountain water for generations. During the height of the pandemic last year […]
For the next couple of months I will ask you to bear with me while I catch up on posts from our last year of travel. I will be jumping around a lot and it might get confusing at times, but hey it is what it is. I got a ton of adventures to write […]
The Kisatchie Hills Wilderness Trails are actually four separate trails located in the Kisatchie National Forest of Louisiana. They consist of the Backbone Trail, High Ridge Trail, Explorer Trail and Turpentine Trail. The Backbone Trail is the main trail that is around 7.5 miles long one way and the other three trails intersect it […]
The Caroline Dormon Trail is located in the Kisatchie National Forest of Louisiana. It is 10.5 miles one way and is used by hikers, bikers and horse riders. It makes a great little weekend backpacking trip. If you wanted to stretch it out a few more days it can easily be done by hiking […]
After 85, yes 85 days in the state of Louisiana we finally made it out and are now camping on a lake in Arkansas! We hit Louisiana around the same time the Covid-19 pandemic started sweeping the nation. Two weeks later Louisiana, as well as most other states in the country, issued a stay […]
Most of the campgrounds we use are pretty darn close to boondocking or dispersed camping. None have had hookups and most don’t have water, trashcans or bathrooms available. We have got lucky and stayed at a few free campgrounds with running toilets which is real luxury to us lol. This spot on forest road […]
Coyote campground is located within the National Red Dirt Wildlife Management Preserve of the Kisatchie National Forest of Louisiana. It has clean vault toilets, but no other amenities. This is a primitive campground with no trash cans, water or hookups. There are also no picnic tables or fire rings provided. We gathered rocks and […]
